Free, not fair
Does a country have the right to demand that its domestic standards on environmental protection be applicable to all countries?
Environment Politics
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MAIght of OECD
A no holds barred treaty on investments would hand over the world on a platter to MNCs
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Polluter says principle
GEF should have been a liability fund, rather than a guilt fund set up by the North to make up for the global damage it had caused
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Battle for turf
If the South wants to protect its interests against the power of the Bretton Woods institutions and WTO, it will need its own, equally powerful forum
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Green politics
Is your government signing away your future rights to the world s natural resources?
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That E word again
Most Northern groups that dominate the civil society opinion making process within the climate convention have consistently ignored Southern demands for equity
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In the red
The Union Budget fails to make any provisions for protecting the environment.
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Talking in riddles
A recent protocol on compensation to victims of hazardous waste permits the generators to go scot free
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Is Kyoto Protocol a steal?
Ironically, the Kyoto Protocol with its emphasis on cheap options will actually push the world towards ecological catastrophe